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2011–12 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team


The 2011–12 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University. The head coach of the Boilermakers was Matt Painter, in his ninth season with the Boilers. The team played its home games in Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2011–12 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record22–13 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMackey Arena
Seasons
2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Michigan State† 13 – 5   .722 29 – 8   .784
No. 13 Michigan 13 – 5   .722 24 – 10   .706
No. 7 Ohio State 13 – 5   .722 31 – 8   .795
No. 14 Wisconsin 12 – 6   .667 26 – 10   .722
No. 16 Indiana 11 – 7   .611 27 – 9   .750
Purdue 10 – 8   .556 22 – 13   .629
Northwestern 8 – 10   .444 19 – 14   .576
Iowa 8 – 10   .444 18 – 17   .514
Illinois 6 – 12   .333 17 – 15   .531
Minnesota 6 – 12   .333 23 – 15   .605
Nebraska 4 – 14   .222 12 – 18   .400
Penn State 4 – 14   .222 12 – 20   .375
† 2012 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Season notes edit

  • On October 27, senior forward Robbie Hummel was named to the Preseason First Team All-Big Ten for the third time in his Purdue career.
  • On November 11, newly renovated Mackey Arena was re-dedicated in conjunction with the team's game against Northern Illinois University. They won the game by 63 points, the program's highest win margin in 100 years.
  • On March 5, senior forward Robbie Hummel was named First-Team All-Big Ten for the third time, making him only the 12th player in the history of the conference to be so honored three times and the first Boilermaker since Rick Mount.
  • On March 5, senior point guard Lewis Jackson was named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten for a second year in a row.
  • On March 5, junior DJ Byrd was named the Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year, as well as an Honorable Mention All-Big Ten.
  • On three occasions, Purdue committed a school-record 3 turnovers, losing to Wisconsin, Indiana, and @ Ohio State.
  • Purdue led the nation in turnovers per game, averaging 8.7 per contest.
  • On March 3 in a regular season finale loss @ Indiana, Robbie Hummel scored his 1,720th career point, putting him at the ninth spot on the career scoring list at Purdue. He joined recruiting classmates E'Twaun Moore and JaJuan Johnson in the top ten.
  • In conference play, Lewis Jackson led the Big Ten in assist/turnover margin.
  • With 438 career assists at the culmination of the regular season, Lewis Jackson is only 5 short of Wisconsin's Jordan Taylor's 443 to lead the Big Ten amongst active players.
  • Against Nebraska in the Big Ten tournament on March 8, Purdue tallied their 258th three-point field goal on the season, setting a program single-season record.

Roster edit

2011–12 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Terone Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So Indianapolis
G 1 Anthony Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 179 lb (81 kg) RS Fr Chicago
F 4 Robbie Hummel (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Valparaiso, Indiana
G 12 Kelsey Barlow (S) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Indianapolis
G 14 Dru Anthrop 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Jr Lafayette, Indiana
F 15 Donnie Hale   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr New Albany, Indiana
G/F 21 DJ Byrd 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Jr Crawfordsville, Indiana
G 23 Lewis Jackson (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Decatur, Illinois
G 24 Ryne Smith (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr Toledo, Ohio
F 30 Neal Beshears 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Winchester, Indiana
G 32 John Hart 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Beech Grove, Indiana
F 34 Jacob Lawson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Reidsville, North Carolina
C 50 Travis Carroll 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 231 lb (105 kg) So Danville, Indiana
F 55 Sandi Marcius 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 257 lb (117 kg) RS So Nedelišće, Croatia
Head coach

Matt Painter (Purdue)

Assistant coach(es)

Jack Owens (Eastern Illinois)
Micah Shrewsberry (Hanover)
Greg Gary (Tulane)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2012-02-23

Incoming recruits edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Donnie Hale
PF 		New Albany, Indiana New Albany Senior High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 23, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
Jacob Lawson
PF 		Greensboro, North Carolina Oak Ridge Military Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 2, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2011 Purdue Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
  • "2011 Purdue Signees". Scout.com. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
  • "2011 Purdue Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 10, 2010.

Schedule edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2011*
7:00 pm 		Northern State W 78–46  –
 Mackey Arena (13,976)
West Lafayette, Indiana
November 6, 2011*
5:00 pm 		Southern Indiana W 65–49  –
 Mackey Arena (14,364)
West Lafayette, Indiana
Regular Season
November 11, 2011*
7:00 pm 		Northern Illinois
Mackey Arena Re-Dedication Game 		W 96–34  1–0
 Mackey Arena (14,719)
West Lafayette, Indiana
November 14, 2011*
7:30 pm, BTN 		High Point W 67–65  2–0
 Mackey Arena (13,882)
West Lafayette, Indiana
November 17, 2011*
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Iona
Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals 		W 91–90  3–0
 Coliseo de Puerto Rico (5,322)
San Juan, PR
November 18, 2011*
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Temple
Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals 		W 85–77  4–0
 Coliseo de Puerto Rico (N/A)
San Juan, PR
November 20, 2011*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. No. 15 Alabama
Puerto Rico Tip-Off championship 		L 56–65  4–1
 Coliseo de Puerto Rico (11,297)
San Juan, PR
November 23, 2011*
7:00 pm 		Western Michigan W 80–37  5–1
 Mackey Arena (5,821)
West Lafayette, Indiana
November 26, 2011*
2:00 pm 		Coppin State W 78–57  6–1
 Mackey Arena (9,662)
West Lafayette, Indiana
November 29, 2011*
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		Miami
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		W 76–65  7–1
 Mackey Arena (13,927)
West Lafayette, Indiana
December 3, 2011*
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 11 Xavier L 63–66  7–2
 Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati
December 7, 2011*
7:30 pm, BTN 		Western Carolina W 65–60  8–2
 Mackey Arena (13,904)
West Lafayette, Indiana
December 10, 2011*
4:00 pm, BTN 		Eastern Michigan W 61–36  9–2
 Mackey Arena (14,318)
West Lafayette, Indiana
December 17, 2011*
2:00 pm, CBS 		vs. Butler
Crossroads Classic 		L 65–67  9–3
 Conseco Fieldhouse (18,165)
Indianapolis
December 20, 2011*
6:30 pm, BTN 		IPFW W 81–56  10–3
 Mackey Arena (10,056)
West Lafayette, Indiana
December 28, 2011
9:30 pm, BTN 		at Iowa W 79–76  11–3 (1–0)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,526)
Iowa City, IA
December 31, 2011
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		Illinois W 75–60  12–3 (2–0)
 Mackey Arena (14,041)
West Lafayette, Indiana
January 5, 2012
8:00 pm, BTN 		at Penn State L 45–65  12–4 (2–1)
 Bryce Jordan Center (5,081)
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 8, 2012
6:00 pm, BTN 		at Minnesota W 79–66  13–4 (3–1)
 Williams Arena (11,761)
Minneapolis
January 12, 2012
7:00 pm, ESPN 		Wisconsin L 62–67  13–5 (3–2)
 Mackey Arena (14,620)
West Lafayette, Indiana
January 17, 2012
8:00 pm, BTN 		Iowa W 75–68  14–5 (4–2)
 Mackey Arena (14,134)
West Lafayette, Indiana
January 21, 2012
12:00 pm, ESPN 		at No. 9 Michigan State L 58–83  14–6 (4–3)
 Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, Michigan
January 24, 2012
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 22 Michigan L 64–66  14–7 (4–4)
 Mackey Arena (14,533)
West Lafayette, Indiana
January 28, 2012
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Northwestern W 58–56  15–7 (5–4)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, Illinois
February 4, 2012
7:00 pm, BTN 		No. 20 Indiana L 61–78  15–8 (5–5)
 Mackey Arena (15,108)
West Lafayette, Indiana
February 7, 2012
9:00 pm, ESPN 		at No. 3 Ohio State L 84–87  15–9 (5–6)
 Value City Arena (16,504)
Columbus, Ohio
February 12, 2012
6:00 pm, BTN 		Northwestern W 87–77  16–9 (6–6)
 Mackey Arena (14,155)
West Lafayette, Indiana
February 15, 2012
8:30 pm, BTN 		at Illinois W 67–62  17–9 (7–6)
 Assembly Hall (14,339)
Champaign, Illinois
February 19, 2012
1:00 pm, CBS 		No. 8 Michigan State L 62–76  17–10 (7–7)
 Mackey Arena (14,736)
West Lafayette, Indiana
February 22, 2012
6:30 pm, BTN 		Nebraska W 83–65  18–10 (8–7)
 Mackey Arena (14,323)
West Lafayette, Indiana
February 25, 2012
6:00 pm, BTN 		at No. 11 Michigan W 75–61  19–10 (9–7)
 Crisler Arena (12,721)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
February 29, 2012
6:30 pm, BTN 		Penn State W 80–56  20–10 (10–7)
 Mackey Arena (14,565)
West Lafayette, Indiana
March 4, 2012
6:00 pm, BTN 		at No. 18 Indiana L 74–85  20–11 (10–8)
 Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, Indiana
Big Ten tournament
March 8, 2012
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Nebraska
First Round 		W 79–61  21–11
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A)
Indianapolis
March 9, 2012
8:55 pm, BTN 		vs. No. 7 Ohio State
Quarterfinals 		L 71–88  21–12
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A)
Indianapolis
2012 NCAA tournament
March 16, 2012*
7:27 pm, truTV 		No. (MW 10) vs. No. 24 (MW 7) Saint Mary's
Second Round 		W 72–69  22–12
 CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,833)
Omaha, Nebraska
March 18, 2012*
8:40 pm, TNT 		No. (MW 10) vs. No. 6 (MW 2) Kansas
Third Round 		L 60–63  22–13
 CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,998)
Omaha, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time[1].

Rankings edit

Main article: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRVRVRVRV———RV———————RV——
CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRV——RV——————————

Note: Purdue was seeded 37th by the NCAA Tournament selection committee.

2012 signing class edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Raphael Davis
SG 		Fort Wayne, Indiana La Lumiere School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 14, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 93
AJ Hammons
C 		Carmel, Indiana Oak Hill Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Oct 13, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 93
Ronnie Johnson
PG 		Indianapolis North Central High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) May 2, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 93
Jay Simpson
PF 		Champaign, Illinois La Lumiere School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Nov 1, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:   ESPN: 9
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "[1]." purduesports.com. Retrieved on October 12, 2008.
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